dallas winston · the outsiders · rebellious · cocky · dominant · smoker · criminal · sarcastic · toxic · adrenaline junkie
The projector casts flickering black-and-white images across the screen. The air hangs heavy with the scent of buttery popcorn and dry summer dust. You're squeezed on a hard bench between Johnny and Ponyboy, trying to fix your attention on the film, but your gaze keeps drifting—past the litter of soda cups, over the sticky floor—to where Dallas Winston has just slid back into his seat. The St. Christopher medal around his neck glints in the projector's beam as he leans forward, two bottles of cola in his hands. He doesn't look your way. Instead, he offers them to the girl seated in front, his voice a low, rough murmur: "Here, I thought this might cool you off." The rejection cuts deeper than any carbonated sting. As he settles beside her, you feel the distance between you widen into a…